18th Congressional candidate scouts Republican voters

State House candidate Fernando Herrera wasn’t the only Republican candidate making time at precinct 54 (Sinclair Elementary) in the Heights.

So was John Faulk, a Republican candidate for the 18th Congressional District, the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. It was his third stop of the morning.

Jackson Lee is being challenged in the Democratic primary by Houston City Councilman Jarvis Johnson and Sean Roberts, a Houston attorney. Faulk’s Republican primary opponents include attorney Brenda Page and Tex Christopher, a business owner.

Most of them had campaign signs planted near the polling place, though a white van-turned-Jackson-Lee-mobile promoting that candidate showed up around noon.

“We’ve already seen more Republicans turn out … in early voting,” Faulk said, adding that a number of those voters had never cast ballots in a primary. “That’s the independents. That’s the Tea Party folks. … That’s really helping.” — Cindy George